rsync doesn't do the odd wildcard syntax you show there... you'll have to do --include=an* --include=mp* --include=ERR*
Tim Conway [EMAIL PROTECTED] 303.682.4917 Philips Semiconductor - Longmont TC 1880 Industrial Circle, Suite D Longmont, CO 80501 Available via SameTime Connect within Philips, n9hmg on AIM perl -e 'print pack(nnnnnnnnnnnn, 19061,29556,8289,28271,29800,25970,8304,25970,27680,26721,25451,25970), ".\n" ' "There are some who call me.... Tim?" "Kapoor, Nishikant X" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/30/2001 09:09 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: (bcc: Tim Conway/LMT/SC/PHILIPS) Subject: include/exclude ? Classification: All, Could someone please help me resolve this: [admx:test] $ ls ERR01 ah01 ah02 an01 an02 mp01 mp02 [admx:test] $ ls {an,mp,ERR}* ERR01 an01 an02 mp01 mp02 I want to rsync only the "{an,mp,ERR}*" files across using the following command but do not see the expected results. [admx:test] $ rsync -va --exclude="*" --include="{an,mp,ERR}*" ./* mm2x::AppError building file list ... done wrote 67 bytes read 337 bytes 269.33 bytes/sec total size is 0 speedup is 0.00 I am running 'rsync version 2.3.1 protocol version 20' on a IBM RS6000/F50 running AIX 4.3.1 on both sides. Thanks Nishi